In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author, portrays the themes of the “American Dream,” the vitality of social status and the corruptible factors of fortune and wealth. Throughout the novel, Fitzgerald displays the moral deterioration of society that essentially focuses on dishonestly revealing opulent wealth and luxury. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald uses the marginalized social groups to present the superiority of the dominant group. Hence, the wealthy dominant groups, such as Jay Gatsby, have greater supremacy, wealth, and social standing as compared to the rest of society. The marginalized groups, which include females, individuals not belonging to the wealthy elite, and African Americans, exist under the realism of the high-standing
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Various times in The Great Gatsby, when females speak and respond to questions, they are ignored or not even expected to answer on their behalf but have a male answer their questions. Despite these actions, females did not defy the dominance and control that the males possessed. This is visible in any conversation between a male and a female character throughout the novel, especially when the tension amid Tom, Daisy’s husband, and Gatsby begins to broil about Daisy. It is clear that Gatsby has a love for Daisy that cannot be hidden; however, Tom claims that he has a long history with Daisy that Gatsby is unable to understand. In the suite along with Daisy, Nick, and Jordan, Gatsby and Tom start a quarrel during which Gatsby says to Tom, “Your wife doesn’t love you...She’s never loved you. She loves me” (Fitzgerald, 1925). To everyone’s discomfort, Gatsby and Tom dispute over Daisy’s fondness, but they also both try to advise her what do in her position. As Tom sits Daisy down and implores her to justify her affair, Gatsby solicits Daisy to say to Tom, “The truth- that you never loved him- and it’s all wiped out forever” (Fitzgerald, 1925). In spite of both affirming their affection for Daisy, Gatsby and Tom attempt to force agreement for their plan on her. Even though Daisy tries to talk during …show more content…
Typically, this exclusion seems to be a uniformly acknowledged fragment of society. Seemingly everything the characters become engaged in involves money; this is even illustrated when Myrtle believes she has financial control over
Various times in The Great Gatsby, when females speak and respond to questions, they are ignored or not even expected to answer on their behalf but have a male answer their questions. Despite these actions, females did not defy the dominance and control that the males possessed. This is visible in any conversation between a male and a female character throughout the novel, especially when the tension amid Tom, Daisy’s husband, and Gatsby begins to broil about Daisy. It is clear that Gatsby has a love for Daisy that cannot be hidden; however, Tom claims that he has a long history with Daisy that Gatsby is unable to understand. In the suite along with Daisy, Nick, and Jordan, Gatsby and Tom start a quarrel during which Gatsby says to Tom, “Your wife doesn’t love you...She’s never loved you. She loves me” (Fitzgerald, 1925). To everyone’s discomfort, Gatsby and Tom dispute over Daisy’s fondness, but they also both try to advise her what do in her position. As Tom sits Daisy down and implores her to justify her affair, Gatsby solicits Daisy to say to Tom, “The truth- that you never loved him- and it’s all wiped out forever” (Fitzgerald, 1925). In spite of both affirming their affection for Daisy, Gatsby and Tom attempt to force agreement for their plan on her. Even though Daisy tries to talk during …show more content…
Typically, this exclusion seems to be a uniformly acknowledged fragment of society. Seemingly everything the characters become engaged in involves money; this is even illustrated when Myrtle believes she has financial control over